University of Cincinnati

1. On-Site Lab Activities at Cincinnati Museum Center. We returned to the Cincinnati Museum Center’s Science Discovery Lab to host lab activities that taught children and their parents’ informative facts about the brain. This event was well attended and we will able to distribute a lot of the Dana Foundation Materials. 2. Brain Awareness Week Art Show and “Tedtalk”. One of our goals is to provide something for the adults in the community. As we did last year, we will be having another Art Show, inviting artists in the community to submit their “brain-inspired” art work. The art show will increase awareness of BAW and interest in our activities, overall. NGP students gave a ‘TEDtalk’-inspired seminar on various fields in Neuroscience. This event was not well attended, we hope to improve on PR next to increase attendance. 3. FreeIC. Free Intelligent Conversation (FreeIC) outings on UC’s campus Essentially NGP participants held signs for “Free Intelligent Conversation” to strike up a discussion with people walking by about the human brain and neuroscience. FreeIC was a great way for NGP students and faculty to share their knowledge of neuroscience in a simple and inviting way. We hope to choose a location with higher foot traffic next year.

BAW participation really benefited school aged children in the area. They learned that science is fun and exciting. Parents were also able to gain exposure to the Neuroscience field of research and will hopefully encourage their kids to pursue a career in neuroscience.